Red Wine Archives

Padthaway-based brand, Stonehaven, is back. What was once owned by Constellation Wines is now under the guidance of family wine...

Castelli Estate Silver Series Pinot Noir 2022

From the unfortunately named Droopy clone, this Pinot saw a mix of wild and cultured yeasts. By directly tipping the...

Castelli Estate Frankland River Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Cabernet from the Frankland River region which saw 16 months maturation in a range of new, one-year-old and two-year-old French...

Castelli Estate Pinot Noir Denmark 2022

A fine West Aussie Pinot (once little more than a pipe dream but these days, we are seeing more and...

Castelli Estate Silver Series Pinot Noir 2022

Gorgeous little wine. Rare to come across a Pinot at this price point that drinks like this!! Plenty of jubey...

Castelli Estate Pinot Noir 2022

Plenty of interest and enjoyment here, a blend of five clones from the home block in Denmark offering varietal complexity....

Castelli Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Very dense, bold, generous wine – the perfect 2018 vintage showing off here. Lashings of cassis, coffee and vanilla –...

Brand & Sons Old Town Single Vineyard Shiraz 2021

Thousands of words have been written about how smell has it all over taste when it comes to appreciating wine....

Brand & Sons Old Town Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

If the Brand name here looks familiar, it should be. Sam Brand’s dad, Jim, was owner and chief winemaker for...

Mount Eyre Vineyards Nero d’Avola 2022

Red Wine - Nero d’Avola

Nero d’Avola is a variety hailing from Sicily, where the hot mediterranean climate coax out both rich fruit and spicy,...

Mount Eyre Vineyards Honeytree Shiraz 2021

Mid ruby in colour. Lots to like here with well composed blackberry and black cherry fruits with touches of leather...

IronCloud Alliance Cabernet Malbec 2021

Red Wine - Cabernet - Malbec

From the Ferguson Valley in Western Australia, south of Perth and just in from Bunbury, the Cabernet was planted in...

IronCloud Rock of Solitude Shiraz 2020

An impressive Shiraz from a single vineyard in the Ferguson Valley in Western Australia, which faces Geographe Bay. Maturation was...

Lange Estate Fifth Generation Shiraz 2021

A charming expression of Shiraz from the Frankland River, a region with so much Shiraz potential. Wild raspberries, kirsch and...

Lange Estate Fifth Generation Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Evocative. The wine recalls memories of afternoon walks at dusk, with the crackle of dried leaves underfoot, the sweet smell...

Lange Estate Providence Road Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Blackberry bush, macerated mulberries and vanilla bean paste. Oak sits front and centre but with good weight and carry from...

Shaw + Smith Balhannah Shiraz 2020

From a close planted site within a stone’s throw from the winery. The Balhannah is always a distinctive wine. Old...

Shaw + Smith Lenswood Pinot Noir 2021

Planted in 1999, the Lenswood site sits at 500m in elevation. This is purely 114 clone in-bedded in loam over...

Shaw + Smith Pinot Noir 2022

The 2022 release of S+S Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir delivers all the pretty, delicate pristine red wild strawberries it’s known...

Glaetzer Bishop Shiraz 2021

The quality of this vintage is immediately evident. The fruit was sourced from the Ebenezer subregion and that brings a...

Glaetzer Wallace Shiraz Grenache 2021

Red Wine - Grenache - Shiraz

You are getting a mighty lot of old vine fruit in this excellent Shiraz Grenache blend from the excellent 2021...

Glaetzer Wines Amon-Ra Barossa Valley Shiraz 2021

Ben Glaetzer unashamedly turns the volume up on Amon-Ra. The winemaker likes a full-blooded Barossa Shiraz and knows how to...

Glaetzer Wines Bishop Shiraz 2021